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Introduction to Carbon Materials Research

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Carbon Nanotubes

Part of the book series: Topics in Applied Physics ((TAP,volume 80))

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A brief historical review of carbon nanotube research is presented and some basic definitions relevant to the structure and properties of carbon nanotubes are provided.

Carbon nanotubes are unique nanostructures that can be considered conceptually as a prototype one-dimensional (1D) quantum wire. The fundamental building block of carbon nanotubes is the very long all-carbon cylindrical Single Wall Carbon Nanotube (SWNT), one atom in wall thickness and tens of atoms around the circumference (typical diameter ~1.4nm). Initially, carbon nanotubes aroused great interest in the research community because of their exotic electronic properties, and this interest continues as other remarkable properties are discovered and promises for practical applications develop.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Physics, MIT Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, USA

    Mildred S. Dresselhaus

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Dresselhaus, M.S., Avouris, P. (2001). Introduction to Carbon Materials Research. In: Dresselhaus, M.S., Dresselhaus, G., Avouris, P. (eds) Carbon Nanotubes. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 80. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-39947-X_1

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